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OAKLAND, Calif. - In nearly two decades working at the NUMMI auto plant, Lynn Chess has been able to buy a house, fund her children’s college education and even afford luxuries such as a 2008 cruise she took with family and friends. Complete Story...
Microsoft says recent security updates made to computers running Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems are not to blame for the "black screen of death" some users are having on their machines, which results in the computer shutting off.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The recession has compounded a decades-long problem for black workers, who began the downturn facing a far higher jobless rate than the general population and have fared worse since.
There could be a blackout at Florida Field on Saturday.
As the hours tick down to Black Friday, the most-hyped shopping day of the year, the big question is more about safety than spending.
In an Oct. 30 story about African-American Muslims, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a 2007 Pew survey estimated that 35 percent of the nation's Muslims were African-American. The survey estimated that 20 percent were African-American.
Black & Decker Corp. Chief Executive Nolan D. Archibald will not receive a $20.5 million severance package following Stanley Works' purchase of the tool maker but may receive a bonus of $45 million if cost savings goals are met in three years.
Tool makers Stanley Works and Black & Decker Corp. are betting that together they can wring out more profit and better position themselves for a housing market recovery than they could apart.
The Tennessee Volunteers had a Halloween treat — and a trick — for their fans on Saturday night.
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman — Halle Berry — won the award.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $10 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture planned for the National Mall in Washington.
HAMPTON, Va. - The first non-black winner of the annual beauty pageant at historically black Hampton University says she's sorry for writing a letter to President Barack Obama contending her crowning was not “widely accepted” on campus because she is not black.
Pierre Soulages went back to black before it was the fashion.
Black & Decker Corp. shares rose sharply Monday after it raised its third-quarter profit outlook because of cost-cutting and lower prices for parts, as well as a lower tax rate.
Lenny Macklin made it to 10th grade before having a teacher who looked like him — an African-American male. Gregory Georges graduated from high school without ever being taught by a black man.
Mattel has launched a new line of black Barbie dolls with fuller lips, a wider nose and more pronounced cheek bones — a far cry from Christie, Barbie's black friend who debuted in the 1960s and was essentially a white doll painted brown.
A prominent African cardinal said Monday there was no reason why the next pope couldn't be black, particularly following the election of President Barack Obama.
Syndicated columnist and astrologer Linda C. Black, who wrote daily horoscopes for Tribune Media Services and whose forecasts were read in newspapers across the world, has died. She was 65.
Green Bay has a black police officer for the first time in the 152-year history of its Police Department.
For most of the thousands of Americans who need a new kidney, there are only two ways to go: persuade a friend or relative to donate, or get on the transplant waiting list.
Two teenagers were charged as adults Thursday in what police say was the racially motivated beating of an elderly black fisherman.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that Black & Decker has recalled about 9,000 thermal coffeemakers that were distributed by Applica Consumer Products Inc.
Michelle Obama may have become an archetypal black female success story — law career, strong marriage, happy children — but the reality is often very different for other highly educated black women.
Harold Lucas was raised with the stories about his grandparents, who rode segregated railroad cars from Missouri to Chicago in the 1930s and worked tirelessly to raise their family into the middle class.
A black sergeant who was at the home of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. when he was arrested says he's been maligned as an "Uncle Tom" for supporting the actions of the white arresting officer.
Same-sex marriage debate reveals rift in African-American community -"I reject the notion that gay rights is a civil rights question," said Rev. Anthony Evans, 50, associate minister of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Northwest and head of the National Black Church Initiative.
Roma children perplex local educators - Parentcentral.caThey are Europe's Least Wanted – reviled for their unorthodox ways, hounded by white supremacists. Now the sudden arrival of Roma "gypsies" in Ontario has teachers here grappling to connect with some of the most perplexing students in the world.
Blacks hit hard by economy's punchJoblessness for 16-to-24-year-old black men has reached Great Depression proportions -- 34.5 percent in October, more than three times the rate for the general U.S. population.
Black gang members videotape the assaults in trendy tourist districts and sell them on the underground market as entertainment.The gang members crave the notoriety of having their one-punch knockouts recorded on tape and sold on the black market. They'll rewind the tapes and watch them over and over, he said.
Racial Terror in DenverThe Denver Police Department announced today that they have made 32 arrests during a sweep to end a four-month spree of what police said were racially motivated assaults and robberies in downtown Denver, including the LoDo entertainment district.
Three arrested in beating of white teenThree teenage males were arrested today in connection with the attack last August on an 18-year-old white male on the city's far East Side minutes after he dropped his African-American girlfriend off at her house.
Cross-dressing comedians becoming a drag in black filmsUnfortunately, "Sheneneh and Wanda" will also be a box office hit, partly because we, the black community, don't demand better images of ourselves. It is about time we give some shine to the blacks in the film world who are trying to make a difference.
School district settle racial discrimination lawsuitThe incident on March 7, 2007, began when police told Deer Valley High School student Michael Housley, then 16, to stop blocking traffic as he walked with two other students through a shopping center near the school.
Obama the Racist?The question was recently posed to me, "Do you think Obama is a racist?" I answered, "Obama is the best kind of racist to whites, but the worst kind of racist to blacks." My questioner was perplexed.
Farewell, Oprah: How About a Gift to Black America Before you Go?I have a history with Oprah Winfrey. Back in the eighties, Oprah and I worked at WJZ-TV, an ABC affiliate TV station in Baltimore. Oprah was co-host with Richard Sher of the local morning talk show, "People Are Talking".
Huge Black "Grassroots" Support for Tea-Bagger MovementSo there's this ludicrous trailer for a ridiculous movie about the Tea Party people that came out today, and when I watched it I noticed that it kept showing the same black guy.
From time eternal people were used as slaves, one man owned another man. Then in 1776 a document was created stating that all men were created equal. Several years later a war was waged to make this dream a reality, and a few years later it was refought to insure it survival.
Video: Whitewashing the History of Islam"Even today… Islamic fundamentalism is maintaining the idea of enslaving a non-Muslim." Who said these ignorant Islamophobic words? Some hate-filled racist European, right? Wrong! The speaker was Dr. Keul Jok, a black African from the Sudan.
Race row as black stars are left out of Couples Retreat film posterThe makers of a hit Hollywood film are at the centre of a race controversy after removing two black actors from a poster being used to promote it in Britain. The American advert for Couples Retreat, a comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Kristin Davis, show all eight principal actor …
Enabling Serial KillersLaw enforcement and social service agencies, family members, governmental departments, religious institutions, and an entire community are attempting to place blame on each other for perhaps the most heinous ongoing crime spree in Cleveland's history.
Police refuse to charge Columbia professor with hate crime after alleged attack on co-worker On Monday, New York City police arrested Lionel McIntyre, 59, an architecture professor at Columbia University, for punching a woman in the face, and slapping another man. The alleged attack took place the previous Friday night at Toast bar in Harlem.
Racism in China"Chinese don't like Africans. They don't like black skin. China trying to embrace Africa is a political statement.
In India Fair Skin is Preferred.I tend to refer to my people as "brown people" because, by and large, that's the color of our skin. But, as we all know, there are many shades of one color.
WATCH: Stewart Slams Steele On Claims That White Republicans Are Scared Of HimOn The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart slammed Michael Steele over his claims that white Republicans are scared of him. "I don't think they're afraid of you because you're black. I think they're afraid of you because of the stupid sh*t you say on television."
Mixed Race Americans Picture A 'Blended Nation' :The 2000 U.S. census was the first to give Americans the option to check more than one box for race. Nearly 7 million people declared themselves to be multiracial that year, a number that's expected to shoot up in the 2010 count.
A Japaneese American was a co-founder of The Black Panther PartyI found this to be a little interesting part of history I didn't know: Aoki is a documentary film chronicling the life of Richard Aoki (1938-2009), a third-generation Japanese American who became one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party.
Seeds: Scary, elegant or simply peculiar, black flowers and foliage attract In his nursery, plant man Paul Bonine found himself inexplicably drawn to black – black leaves, black stems, black flowers. These anomalies of nature are living contradictions.
Two men were shot early today inside a synagogue in north Hollywood, California, Police said.both men were shot in the legs at the synagogue. Both men are hospitalized. Their injuries are not life threatening. They are in stable condition.
The new face of islamic extremismLeone said members of the national group mostly are black and some converted to Islam while in prisons across the United States. "Abdullah preaches that every Muslim should have a weapon, and should not be scared to use their weapon when needed," Leone wrote.
Health Care could be paid for with missing Pentagon Black Ops money.The money is still not accounted for. What have they been doing with it in the tax payers name?
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